Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The first Sunday card on Dec 27 1964 did well and he would run again just 4 days later on the Thursday Dec 31 and then again on the following Sunday Jan 3. Three cards in a span of 8 days drawing 20,500 fans.

Through the balance of Jan 1965 he ran 4 more Sunday shows before moving back to Thursdays in February. Over the rest of the year he would split between Sundays and Thursdays and in 1966 Sunday would become the regular night for Wrestling in Toronto.

The writeup and results would also be among the last by the inimitable Joe Perlove who soon stopped covering the wrestling and then passed on in 1966

Sunday, January 22, 2017

This one from 1978 has Phil 'Whipper Jr.' Watson and his crew of trainees appearing at a car dealership in Richmond Hill, ON. Phil had put on shows in the early 1970's around the small towns, sometimes in partnership with Dave McKigney. This one came at a pivotal point for the smaller guys like McKigney as the Tunney's (Jack mostly) had started to oppose the circuit in Ontario.

Jr. may have been trying to drum up interest or test the market before putting on some shows.

The Ad itself is similar to ones used by the Maich brothers in Brantford and area in the 1950's and the dealership or where it once stood - is now a condo development.